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Edgar W. Clark fought in 13 of the most famous battles of the Civil War for the 3rd Michigan Infantry Regiment. Over 40 days of combat, he survived the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania and Petersburg. He was shot in the left knee at Petersburg and survived amputation and gangrene. Thanks to 181 letters sent home to his wife, Catherine, in Lansing, Mich., his great-great-grandson, Michael P. Clark, takes us on Edgar’s journey, including commentary on the military, political and social issues of the time. WEB PHOTO: Monument to 3rd Michigan in Peach Orchard at Gettysburg. LOGO PHOTO: Hazel Grove at Chancellorsville.
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Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
We examine the most powerful, influential and consequential propaganda campaign in American history, the Lost Cause myth of the Civil War. With religious-style fervor, Confederate apologists turned fiction into history, villains into heroes and created rationalizations for enslaving 4 million human beings. Several historians and authors are interviewed.
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